So I have completed my first week of training. I have to say, I'm becoming more positive about this job. At first I was terrified, and I still am. But I think it's going to be okay. I think I'll get the hang of it. All the crap we've been learning for the past 4 days I've picked up on really fast, and while a lot of people seem to be struggling with the system we're learning on the computer, I think I've got it down. At least I'm sitting there finished and reading Needful Things while everyone else tries to figure it out.

And it sucks that we didn't get paid today. I have to wait another 2 weeks and I'm a little bitter about that. Bitter, I say. But that didn't stop me from renting more porn today. A single girl has to get her thing on sometimes, you know what I'm saying? Yeeaahuhh!

Something I'm mystified is the friendships forming in this class. There's 35 of us, right? And it seems like everyone is like.. in love with each other. How do people do that? How do they walk in a class and 4 days later have best friends for life? How do people just totally bond like that, and why don't I feel the same way? Did we cover that in elementary school or something? I'm engaging in small talk with people I sit with, but I'm not going out of my way to really make friends. I guess that explains why I have no plans this weekend, eh?

But Pam did call me today and she was all like, "Yeah, I heard you have a job!" And that was cool. Because apparently people are talking about me, and if they're talking about me, that means they care, and that's good.

I like Austin. It's growing on me. It's such a great place for people in transition. My trainer asked everyone in the class, "Who here is in some kind of transition in their lives?" And like.. everyone raised their hands. Austin is just so liberal and happy and forgiving of the past.. they don't care who you were before, once you come to Austin, you can start over. I like that about this city.. it's a nice feature. Dallas isn't like that.

One thing I don't like is the fact that it's supposed to be 100 degrees tomorrow. Welcome to summer, I guess.

I am tired. But I am going to abuse my right to stay up late on the weekends and be strong and crap. And I'm going to go shopping for a new layout, cuz I'm a layout whore and I don't want to bother the queen of layouts once again.

Rock.

And also, what the hell was up with Down With Love? What a freakishly strange movie! I don't even think I can say it was a bad movie, because the things I want to make fun of were probably the things they want us to make fun of, and I don't want to be ironic like that. It was just weird. And there's something very bothersome about Renee Zellwegger, even though she's in 2 of my favorite movies (Bridget Jones and Jerry Maguire.. she's also doing a Bridget Jones sequel! Isn't that exciting?). She's just.. ick. But not really cuz she rocks. Yeah, I'll shut up now.